In our challenge league over the summer I saw two distinct lines show up. Up 10-12 with 2000 abralon-ish equipment with very little belly 'cause unless you're tossing charcoal you're gonna bruise the 3-6 area.....or, for those with more hand, a little left (5-8 boards starting & three @ breakpoint) of that area with aggressive solids w/a little shine. As the games progressed, there was a very nice little area that opened up for me playing 17-9 with a breakpoint around the second rangefinder.

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take this with a grain of salt, if you would increase you ball weight to 12 lbs your ball speed would drop somewhat, ball would read sooner, and your carry would be better. Just a grain of salt my friend.

I like the 12lb ball idea. I personally used a 13 lb On-The-Ball bowling custom design that I had engraved with grooves in a spiral pattern across 5th arrow. As long as the ball started out directly at the pocket it would most likely get there.

take this with a grain of salt, if you would increase you ball weight to 12 lbs your ball speed would drop somewhat, ball would read sooner, and your carry would be better. Just a grain of salt my friend.